Thermoplastic compound of blood or egg proteid.



oi which the following a .BIRUN l3. (.tULlJ'SMI'lll, Or NEW YORK, N. Y.

THERMOPLASTIC COMPOUND or BLOOD canoe PROTEID.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1, 1909.

Application filed October '7, 1907. Serial No. 396,193.

To ultwhom, 5! may cmzceru:

lie it. known that l, livnox I (lohnsnrrn, a citiken of the i United States. the borough of illanhattan, cit

res ding in county. and v State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful improvement in Thermoplastic Compound of Blood or llfigg Protcid.

diminished upon lowering the temperature oi the mass. I

.tmong the converting agents whir'i l have tonnd nset'ul are alpha-uaphthol, betanaphthol, benxoic acid, carbolic acid. hydrochinon, kresol, 'pyroeatechin, resorcin, salicy lic acid, urea, benzoic acid, phthalic acid. specification. t

This invention has relation to an im-i provedthermoplastic compound formed by I treatment of the proteids 01 blood and of eggs and'their derivatives and compounds.

In my U. S. Patent Number 81 0,9231, dated Jamiary 8th, 1907, 1 have described a process whereby a thermoplastic compound may be made from casein or its derivatives,

. asa convenient and cheap substitute for cel- .lnloid, rubber-and the like; and l made it clear in. said patent that the term thermoplastic was meant to describe those masses which, while reasonably hardat ordinary temperatures, are renderedsot't by heat, so as to permit the uniting of separate masses, and the molding of any mass to any desired shape. My present invention is based upon the discovery that the results obtained by gthemethod described. in said patent as applied tocasein can also be reached by a.

similar treatment of the proteids of eggs and of blood with their derivatives and qcompounds. .Albumen is. found in large proportions in both and blood and in the latter. the proteid known as fibrin is found n large proportions and the expression f'e and blood iroteids to be une l derstood herein covering, not only the 1 specific substances above named, but also tlie associated albumiuoidsfound in eggs and blood.

Shortly. stated my lnventionlnvolves the {modificat on of the prop'ertles of vthese pro- ;teid bodies by uniting them with convertingagents under conditions of heat and pressure, forthe production of a thermo- ,plastic composition of matter, useful in the manufacture of molded articles of many kinds,- and supplying-a cheap and superior ,substitutefor celluloichrubber etc.

. -The,term converting agent as nsed in.

my present specification and claims covers any substance whiclnavhen combined or admixed With an egg or blood proteid or proteids, their derivatives orcompounds, acts, when heated to soften the same, but Whose softening action is suspended or materially phlorogl ucin, pyrogallol, paratoluidin, naphthyhunin, benzidin," oxy-naphthoic acid, auilin, tolnidin' and xylidin. It to be, understood however that I do not limit myself to these, but that my" invention covers the use of equi 'alents of these 'substanets and has the scope heretofore explained. The mode of action of these converting agents is not altogether clear. Insome cases it probably due to partial solution of the. proteid' when heated, but I do not confine myself to any theory of action; nor

it essential to myfliuvention whether-or not there is a chemlcalcombination between the proteid'and the converting agent.

One characteristic of a converting agent is its capacity to remain in the mass and not be volatilized to a material extent when moderate heat is applied; Ilia-Ye discovered that the best results are obtained by the use of solid reagentssuch as alpha or beta -napl1thol and have claimed this variant of my process and product specifically herein. lYhere flexibility is desired in the product, however, I have discovered that a liquid converting agent or liquidsnot antagonistic to the mixture may be combined with a solid agent to great advantage.

The properties of the thermoplastic compound in. the cold statewill vary with the particular converting agent employed and with the proportions used. Thus a great. variety of characteristics are obtainable by suitable ya riations in proportions and qualities. p

in the ma nufactm'eot my present compo sition the or blood proteids or their do rivatives undergo the same treatmenfas is described in my aforesaidpatent connec- ,1 tiou with casein; that is tosaytthy may be united with the convertingagenton orbetween 1 suitably heated rolls. Any other method" may be used Wherel'iy these substances are brought into intii'nate contact.

Instead of rising the converting agents in One of the practicable proportions which i have used is the f 1 llmving2 Take a quantity of egg albumen or of coagulatcd blood. which would weigh "four pounds it dried and sprinkle the same with one pound of beta-naphthol di-sol'vcd in alcohol.v This is then well. mixed preferably on suitably heated rolls, and. when the mixture completed. tl e mass is removed and is soft white hot but hardens on cooling.

If instead of albumen a compound there-oi with tannin be employed as above described. a satisfactory result is obtained, and it is to be understood that such a compound. as well as many others, are equivalents of alluunen in thisconnectiou.

Instead of using one or more of the proteids named isolated by chemical means I ma use the blood or itselt, suitably prepared for mixture with the. converting agent.. 7 I

(ertain converting agents are .better adapted to be used with some derivatives or compounds of egg or blood proteids than with others; or combinations of two or more derivatives or compounds may give results superior to those obtained from use of asingle proteid or derivative.

Scraps of substances of various nature may be mived in with the masses formed by my process, in considerable quantities.

.unonzi' these are celluloid scraps, finelydivided albuminoids, bits of horn, rubber, resins, gums and coloringmatter. pounding substances or fillers can also be incorporated without departing from myinvention.

l have found that, in order to produce .the best results, the converting agent or agents employedshould be. non-hygroscopic, by which I mean that they should not have the property ofextracting moisture from the atmosphere. For this reason I have made specific claims for the use of non-hygroscopic converting agents. All of the agents which I have 'named above belong to this class. I

What I claim is l. The process of producing a thermoplastic compound whichconsists-in intimately mixing a converting agent with one or more. of the egg or blood proteids, substantially as descrlbed. v

2. The process of making a thermoplastic composition of matter which consists in intimately mixing a converting agent with one or more of the egg or blood proteids and Com r then heating and pressing the combined ingredients, substantially as described.

- The process of producing thermoplastic composition of matter which consists in intimately mixing beta-naphthol with one 'or more of the egg or blood proteids and then i subjecting the combined ingredients to simultaumus heat and pressure, substantially as described.

The. process of producing a thermoplastic conmosition of matter which consists in intimately mixing beta-naphthol with one or more of the or blood proteids, substantially as described.

".iheprocess oil-making acomposition of matter which cousists in uniting one or more ot the proteids of blood or egg with an agent or agents which render the same thcrunmlaslie, substantially as described.

v3. The process of making a thermoplastic composition of matter which consists in intimately mixing one or more of the egg or blood proteids with a normally solid converting agent. substantially as described.

T. 'l he process of making a thermoplastic couuiosition of matter which consists in uniting one or more of the proteids of blood or with a normally solid converting agent and subjecting the mass to heat and pressure, substantially as'described.

The process of making a relatively pliable. thermoplastic composition of matter which consists in uniting oneor more of the proteids of blood or egg with a normally solid converting agent and a norm ally liquid converting a ent. and subjecting the mass to heat and pressure,substantially as described.

O. The. process of making a relatively pliable thermoplastic composition of matter aially as described.

10. A composition-0f matter consisting of a thermo nastic blood or egg proteid, substantially as described.-

11. A composition of matter consisting of blood or egg proteid or its equivalent united with beta naphthol, substantially as described.

12. A composition of matter consisting of blood or egg proteid and a converting agent, substantially as described.

A composition of matter consisting of blood or proteid and a normally solid converting agent, substantially as described.

14. A composition of matter consisting of hlood or egg proteid, anormally solid converting agent and a normally liquid converting agent, substantially-as described.

13. A. composition of matter consisting of blood or proteid and a nonhygroscopic converting agent, substantially as described.

7 BYRON B. GOLDSMITH.

lVitnesses H. S. MACKAYE, M. A. BUTLER. 

